Intercultural Communication in the Workplace

Employers today face many challenges trying to ensure that diversity in their workplace is not a source of conflict, but a source of strength. The workplace today is a constantly changing environment. As the company's needs change so does the employees. In a lot of companies there are employees, from many different cultures, that speak different languages. While it is the companies' responsibility to ensure that the environment is comfortable for their employees, it is …

…to acknowledge the fact that they will employ people at one time or another that do not speak the same language. Language can divide a company as well as it can unify a company. Although language is the part of our culture that binds us to others that speak the same language, it can also separate us from people who do not share it. Intercultural communication is no longer an option, it is a necessity.